•Report by Kamil Opeyemi
Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tibubu has
described the allegations leveled against him by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which claimed that he had stockpiled new naira notes for the elections as “utterly false”
PDP had alleged that the rulling party, APC and its presidential candidate, Tinubu stockpiling new notes to buy votes.
Reacting to the allegation in a statement on Monday by Mahmud Jega, special adviser to Tinubu said the allegation is simply ludicrous, spurious and a desperate attempt to divert public attention from the anti-people posturing of the PDP candidate, after he and Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi asked the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] not to extend the deadline for the use of old naira notes.
According to him, the duo of Atiku and Obi took the position despite the pains Nigerians are experiencing.
“They actively promoted the sanctity of the deadline in the calculated hope of reaping political windfall from the people’s suffering,” he said
“We are not surprised that the PDP made a volte face to conjure a completely unfounded allegation against Tinubu. Having realized that Atiku’s selfish, uncaring position has generated popular anger and resentment against him, it came up with this absurd claim that our candidate is mopping up new currency notes.
“We want to assure Nigerians that claim is utterly false.
“Our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, being always the voice of the voiceless and champion of the underprivileged, at numerous rallies and campaign stops, identified with our people and boldly called on CBN to extend the deadline and end the public suffering.
“Also spurious, devilish, and unconscionable is the claim by two UK-based Nigerians, one Bulama Bukarti and one Jafar Jafar, that the currency change was made because Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu stockpiled billions of naira in every state with the intention of vote buying.
“There is no iota of truth in this claim which was concocted for mischievous and devilish purposes by these PDP agents.
“We urge all Nigerians to disregard the allegations being peddled by the PDP and its surrogates, Bukarti and Jafar, and continue to exercise patience and to exhibit love, support, and determination until the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima ticket is delivered at the polls with a landslide.”